We know about Pluto. But we don’t really know it. That will change on July 14, when NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft is scheduled to fly within 8,000 miles of the frozen dwarf. It’s a risky ...

Pluto may have been downgraded from full-planet status, but that doesn't mean it doesn't hold a special place in scientist's ...

NASA has given a new lease of life to its New Horizons mission, which in 2015 got the first-ever close-ups images of dwarf planet Pluto. Thought to be a target for cost savings, according to Space ...

The findings come from analysis of the startling images sent back by Nasa's New Horizons mission, which flew close to Pluto in July 2015. After an epic trek through the Solar System that took ...

Scientists in charge of the $720 million mission, as well as NASA brass, hope the new observations will restore Pluto’s honor. “It’s a huge morning, a huge day not just for NASA but for the ...

Mission planners decided at the weekend to forego ... It is now three years since New Horizons made its remarkable flyby of dwarf planet Pluto. That was a technical tour de force and acquiring ...

An curved arrow pointing right. In this video, NASA describes a new kind of fusion powered spacecraft that could reach Pluto, orbit it, and even land on it. Video courtesy of NASA. Follow Tech ...

An curved arrow pointing right. NASA's New Horizons spacecraft took us to Pluto for the first time in July 2015. Scientists are astonished by the incredible features they've observed on the dwarf ...

A spacecraft that's been traveling for 10 years is about to make history when it flies past Pluto and captures our first close up view of the dwarf planet. It's an epic mission decades in the ...